ASPMN® Pain Education Courses
Do you wish to offer pain management education for staff or colleagues close to home?
Do you need up to date information about pain assessment and management?
Do you, your staff or colleagues need Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Contact hours?
Sponsor an ASPMN® Pain Management Course at a convenient location near you!
ASPMN® proudly offers two different Courses that provide the latest in pain management education along with Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) Contact Hours. Competitively selected ASPMN® Master Faculty teach courses at a location of your choice. Several courses are also available online.
ASPMN®’s Master Faculty are ANCC Pain Management Certified Nurses (PMGT-BC) and ASPMN® members who are experts in their fields. For onsite courses, faculty are available to interact with participants throughout the day.
ASPMN® Courses
ASPMN® PAIN MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PREPARATION COURSE™
Four 2-Hour Live Online Sessions, Wednesdays from 6pm -8pm ET
June 4, 2025 - June 25, 2025
Sessions will be recorded for paid participants to review for at least 30 days.
Click here for more information and to register for this event
The Pain Management Certification Preparation Course includes information from the most recent ANCC Test Content Outline and References for the ANCC Certification in Pain Management Nursing Exam. The course is designed to help participants who are preparing for certification to identify strengths and areas needing improvement before taking the exam.
Hospitals and other health care organizations are encouraged to promote national certification in pain management nursing and to offer a Certification Preparation Course.
The focus areas for the certification exam and this course include the Science of Pain; Pain Assessment; Planning of Care; Non-Pharmacologic Interventions; Pharmacologic Interventions; Education and Advocacy; and Ethics and Regulatory Principles. This course is offered in person, remotely, or for purchase as an online asynchronous course.
Target Audience:
- Nurses preparing to take the ANCC Pain Management Certification Exam to earn the credential, PMGT-BC . The course is a review course and is not appropriate for learners who are new to pain management.
Contact hours:
- Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 9.6 contact hours, with 2.4 contact hours approved pharmacology hours for APRNs, applicable for RN, LPN, LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number LT0279-0412GKCC578.
For more information, a sample contract, or to schedule a course, please contact the ASPMN® National Office.
ASPMN® ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY COURSE
The Advanced Pharmacology Course provides comprehensive pharmacology content aimed at health care providers who are experienced in pain management and wish to learn in-depth information about medications for pain management and pharmacologic strategies to enhance effective multi-modal pain care. This course is offered in person, remotely, or for purchase as an online asynchronous course
Target Audience:
- Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, other Advance Practice Nurses, and Registered Nurses or other health care providers who have solid knowledge and experience in the use of medications for pain.
Contact hours:
- Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Society for Pain Management Nursing is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 9.3 contact hours, with 9.3 contact hours approved pharmacology hours for APRNs, applicable for RN, LPN, LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number LT0279-0412GKCC580.
For more information, a sample contract, or to schedule a course, contact the ASPMN® National Office.